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Climate change not the only blame for bushfire crisis

Climate change not the only blame for bushfire crisis

Australia's bushfire crisis may be linked to British colonisation, with researchers finding increased risk goes beyond the influence of climate change alone.

Moonshot: lunar rover gets ready for launch

Moonshot: lunar rover gets ready for launch

Moonshot: lunar rover gets ready for launch

Moonshot: lunar rover gets ready for launch

The Australian Space Agency has developed its first lunar rover, designed to transmit secrets from the moon back to Earth and never return home.

'Ghost particle' hunter wins Nobel physics prize

'Ghost particle' hunter wins Nobel physics prize

'Ghost particle' hunter wins Nobel physics prize

'Ghost particle' hunter wins Nobel physics prize

Francis Halzen has won the Nobel Prize in physics for his ground-breaking work on tiny cosmic particles that scientists consider messengers from the cosmos.

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Small business delivers e-safety wishlist as risks grow

Small business delivers e-safety wishlist as risks grow

Australia's entrepreneurs and small business owners need a hand-up, not a mandate to improve cyber-security, industry groups say, as online threats grow.

Nobel medicine prize goes to research of brain activity

Nobel medicine prize goes to research of brain activity

Karl Deisseroth, Peter ‌Hegemann and Georg Nagel ‌have won the Nobel Prize in ‌medicine for work the Nobel Assembly says has opened a new era in neuroscience.

Climate change raises major disease risks for Australia

Climate change raises major disease risks for Australia

Disease-carrying mosquitoes thrive in warmer temperatures, raising concerns over the impacts of climate change and what it means for Australia's tropics.

Festival to tackle the questions keeping us up at night

Festival to tackle the questions keeping us up at night

A festival curated at Australia's premier performing arts centre is investigating the overwhelming issues in pop culture, politics, science and technology.

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New mapping reveals true size of hidden desert caves

New mapping reveals true size of hidden desert caves

New mapping reveals true size of hidden desert caves

New mapping reveals true size of hidden desert caves

New mapping techniques have revealed the footprints to cave networks so vast, they appear metres beneath Australia's longest narrow road.

Highway pay phone rings in national treasure status

Highway pay phone rings in national treasure status

Highway pay phone rings in national treasure status

Highway pay phone rings in national treasure status

A pay phone outside a coastal shopping centre has been heritage listed for its role in keeping Australians connected during catastrophic bushfires.

Hey Farm Assistant: farmers adding AI to their toolkits

Hey Farm Assistant: farmers adding AI to their toolkits

Hey Farm Assistant: farmers adding AI to their toolkits

Hey Farm Assistant: farmers adding AI to their toolkits

Farmers are training AI to help them make business decisions while grappling with concerns about the fast-developing technology's use of land, water and energy.

Hack probed with warnings it's 'too late' to contain AI

Hack probed with warnings it's 'too late' to contain AI

Hack probed with warnings it's 'too late' to contain AI

Hack probed with warnings it's 'too late' to contain AI

How a wayward AI agent broke into a government website, which wasn't disclosed for weeks, will be examined in a sweeping snap inquiry.

Mother whale's heartbreaking moment with stillborn calf

Mother whale's heartbreaking moment with stillborn calf

Mother whale's heartbreaking moment with stillborn calf

Mother whale's heartbreaking moment with stillborn calf

A heartbreaking interaction between a humpback whale mother and her stillborn calf suggests a deep and little understood maternal connection.

Multimillion-dollar boost to create 'climate unicorns'

Multimillion-dollar boost to create 'climate unicorns'

Multimillion-dollar boost to create 'climate unicorns'

Multimillion-dollar boost to create 'climate unicorns'

Artificial intelligence firms might be dominating headlines but a $30 million program aims to put renewable energy start-ups in the funding spotlight.

Big four bank boss weighs in on AI's deadly risks

Big four bank boss weighs in on AI's deadly risks

Big four bank boss weighs in on AI's deadly risks

Big four bank boss weighs in on AI's deadly risks

A major bank boss has acknowledged the disruption of AI after three of the sector's biggest voices raised concerns about its potential threat to humanity.

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'You need to accelerate': AI doomsday calls batted away

All Australia has to fear from AI is fear itself, industry leaders and techno-optimists say amid mixed signals about the booming technology's dangers.

Trump downplays AI risks as ‘things that won’t happen’

Donald Trump has dismissed concerns about AI, saying the US is leading China in the field and "I want to keep it that way because whoever wins AI wins".

Shark drones make for a safer summer but no guarantees

A world-leading shark mitigation program can help with peace of mind heading into summer but is far from able to prevent all future attacks.

Australian tech: the AI chip mimicking the human brain

An Australian tech company has developed a computing chip that works like a human brain and is being sought after in both the healthcare and military sectors.

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New light on Tassie devils' life on mainland Australia

Scientists have uncovered Tasmanian devil bones and evidence of scavenging at a remote, rugged gorge far from their current island home.

Toxic forever chemicals found in Australian rainwater

The first Australian study to find PFAS chemicals in rainwater has uncovered fresh clues about how they got there.

'Open heart surgery' needed on education curriculum

Poor results in global education testing have experts calling for stronger classroom discipline and a complete overhaul of the national curriculum.

Natural selection: women win at top science awards

A team studying aspects of domestic violence, a marine heatwave forecasting system and a solar panel recycling solution are among the Eureka Prize winners.

Quest to protect rare parrot from deadly bird flu

Scientists believe the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot is particularly susceptible to the H5 bird flu strain which is spreading across Australia.

Cheaper, smarter and tougher: $105m bet on Aussie solar

Twenty Australian solar research projects will attract a record investment to improve the technology and help to lower costs.

Controversial measures to prevent another shark mauling

The weather's warming and the NSW government has announced measures to prevent another shark attack, a horror laid bare by the latest survivor.

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